fatal crash Des Plaines

Woman Dies After Crash with a US Postal Service Van Traveling on the Wrong Side of Mannheim Rd Des Plaines

Mon Dec 8, 2025 11:28 am Cardinal News

A Mount Prospect woman died after a crash in Des Plaines Saturday morning, December 6, 2025 that involved a head-on crash of a US Postal Service van and a passenger sedan. The USPS van was […]

Fatal Crash at Wolf Rd and Thayer St Near the Mount Prospect, Des Plaines Border

Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:03 am Cardinal News

Fatal intersection crash at Wolf Road and Thayer Street in Mount Prospect near the border with Des Plaines (CARDINAL NEWS). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Mount Prospect responded about 6:36 p.m. Monday, […]

Des Plaines Woman Dies 11 Days After Her Vehicle Was Struck in Rear-End Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave, Des Plaines

Tue May 7, 2019 11:03 am Cardinal News

UPDATED ARTICLE CORRECTS DATE AND TIME OF FATAL CRASH IN DES PLAINES Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded at 7:39 a.m. Thursday April 11, 2019 to a report of a crash with injuries at Wolf […]

Des Plaines Woman Rear-Ended in Crash at Wolf Rd and Forest Ave Thursday April 11 Crash Dies Monday April 22, 2019

Wed May 1, 2019 03:46 pm Cardinal News

An innocent Des Plaines woman was rear-ended by an errant driver, who has been cited with Failure to Reduce Speed to Avoid an Accident, died 11 days after a crash in Des Plaines. Janice Meyer, […]

Three Killed, Two Injured in Crash at Golf Road and Rand Road, Des Plaines

Mon Mar 26, 2018 11:47 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:07 PM Sunday March 25, 2018 to a report of a three killed and one injured at intersection cras, Golf Road and Rand Road Des Plaines, Il . […]

Mount Prospect Man Killed in Crash on River Rd Near All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines

Thu May 11, 2017 07:27 am Cardinal News

Des Plaines and Mount Prospect firefighter/paramedics and police responded about 9:33 a.m. Tuesday to northbound River Road just south of Central Road near All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines to a report of a crash […]

CRIME BLOG C

Des Plaines Police Reckless Homicide Report Details Minutes Before Piotr Rog’s 135 MPH Family-Killing Crash

Mon May 8, 2017 05:18 pm Cardinal News

VIEWER DISCRETION: High-speed head-on crash with extrication on Northwest Highway between Mount Prospect Road and Golf Road/Wolf Road. On Thursday, May 4, 2017, Des Plaines Police investigators released an 84-page report into the deaths of […]

Piotr Rog, High-Speed Mercedes Killer of Arlington Heights Family, Was Drunk

Fri Apr 21, 2017 09:10 am Cardinal News

Piotr Rog, the 25-year-old driver of the Mercedes Benz that on February 16, 2017 just before 9:00 p.m. crashed violently into a car in front of the Lattof YMCA killing three members of an Arlington […]

Des Plaines Police: Piotr Rog’s Mercedes Was Speeding 135 MPH at Northwest Highway Crash

Wed Apr 12, 2017 07:25 pm Cardinal News

Piotr Rog, 21, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz that crashed head-on into car, killing three members of an Arlington Heights family, was traveling about 135 mph, according to details of a Des Plaines police investigation […]

Video Captures Citizens’ Attempts to Rescue Victims of Head-On Crash on Northwest Highway, Des Plaines

Sat Feb 18, 2017 06:52 am Cardinal News

A video from Chicago Romanian American News reporter Marian Petruta captured the scene immediately after a deadly head-on collision on Northwest Highway, just east of Mount Prospect Road Thursday night February 16, 2017 about 8:58 […]

Reckless Driver’s Mother Arrives at Crash Investigation Scene; ABC 7 I-Team Finds Multiple Violations

Fri Feb 17, 2017 09:32 pm Cardinal News

VIEWER DISCRETION: Reckless driver’s mother arrives and enters perimeter of secured crash scene about 2:00 a.m. Friday, and about five hours after her son and three other people were killed in a head-on crash on […]

Northwest Highway Investigation: Mercedes 100 MPH-Plus Crash Victim Identities Released

Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:01 pm Cardinal News

VIEWER DISCRETION: Accident investigation scene following a fatal high-speed head-on crash. A witness reported that Piotr Rog’s mother arrived at the scene and confronted police, who prevented her from approaching the Mercedes Benz within the […]

4 Killed in Head-On Crash on Northwest Highway Between Mount Prospect Rd and Wolf Rd, Des Plaines

Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:36 pm Cardinal News

4 Dead, 1 “Very Critical” Des Plaines police and firefighters responded about 9:00 PM Thursday February 16, 2017 to a head-on crash on Northwest Highway just east of the intersection of Northwest Highway and Mount […]

Unborn Baby Dies Following Extrication Crash at Touhy Ave and River Rd Des Plaines

Thu Dec 8, 2016 12:50 pm Cardinal News

Des Plaines police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:29 AM Tuesday, December 6, 2016 to a report of crash with injuries at Touhy Ave and River Rd Des Plaines, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report […]

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.